Punktown: A Punktown Collection
In the city they call Punktown, on a planet where a hundred sentient species collide, you can become a creator of clones. You can become a piece of performance art. You might even become a library of sorrows...
From a master of dark fantasy, a collection of related stories set in Punktown, featuring Reflections of Ghosts, chosen for The Year's Best Fantastic Fiction. An author whose work has frequently appeared in year's best anthologies. Gothic, punkish science fiction surreal fantasy.
Published in May of 2000 by The Ministry of Whimsy Press, Punktown contains nine stories, seven of which have not appeared in print, having been specifically reserved for publication in this collection.
Contents:
- Introduction by Michael Marshall Smith
- The Reflections of Ghosts
- The Flaying Season
- Wakizashi
- Precious Metal
- Heart for Heart's Sake
- Face
- The Palace of Nothingness
- Immolation
- The Library of Sorrows
Jeffrey Thomas
Jeffrey Thomas (born 1957) is a prolific writer of science fiction and horror, best known for his stories set in the nightmarish future city called Punktown, such as the novel Deadstock and the collection Punktown.
Jeffrey Thomas has received numerous Honorable Mentions in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, and in 2000 both Terror Incognita and Punktown appeared on the preliminary ballot for the Bram Stoker Award (Best Collection). He has been a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award (Best First Novel) for Monstrocity, and a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Deadstock.
Punktown
Punktown consists of six primary books, and includes seven additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
